We have a whole list of articles written by tea experts from Japan, China and Singapore.
These articles covers everything from descriptions of different teas to locations of tea plantations.

Interesting facts about tea

All teas come from the plant Camellia Sinensis.

All teas that are classified under the six main types
of tea that is. It does not include herbal teas or other teas that do not include the real tea leaves.
This plant is rich in antioxidants which have been shown to fight aging.

It is an interesting fact that the English tea and the Chinese Oolong or
the Japanese green teas all come from the same plant. However, they taste different because of the differences in the manufacturing process.

An introduction to Japanese
tea

In Japan, only green tea is grown, brewed and drunk. They are consumed in every day life or during
elaborate Japanese tea ceremony.

The most high class tea
from Japan is Gyoku ro from Shizuoka prefecture. This is a type of green tea. To non-Japanese drinkers, the tea may taste a little strong due to
the seaweed taste in it. This type of tea is used during the Japanese tea ceremony and is in the powder form. The tea powder
is green in colour and has a staining effect. Thus, it can be used to dye clothes and garments to produce beautiful green clothing or textile.

Other ordinary Japanese tea is ryoku cha. It is typically from Yame from Fukuoka, Shirancha from
Kagoshima, Shizuoka teas.

Location of Tea gardens
in China

The location of tea gardens
in China are found from Central to SouthernChina.In the Central and Southwest
of China lies the tea growing regions of Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan.In the central to Southeast
part of China lies Hubei, Anxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Hunan provincesIn the far Southeast region
lies Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan and Hainan regions of tea-growing.